Chapter 12
Flash Back
Harry paced around The Burrow hands clenching and unclenching. Even during the war he has never been this upset and scared.
“HERMIONE where is he? I'm not going to ask again! He is just a baby, do you understand what it is like?” He rolled his eyes of course not because she had two loving parents. “No you don’t understand.”
Hermione walked up to him reaching out trying to calm him down but he quickly flinched away.
“Harry, there isn’t anything that I can do. Andie has tried, I know that he is just a baby but he is a werewolf. Even though I’m trying to change the law it is just so fresh out of the war and where some of the werewolves stood it just makes it harder on them.” He looked over at Andi who had her head in her hands.
“Hermione, I need you to tell me where he is. I am going to go get my godson and then I’m leaving this horrible place.” Andi looked up at him, tears staining her face. He felt his heart break, he already talked with the older woman. Once they found out about his little furry problem, Harry spent more time with Teddy. They already made all the legal changes Harry had adopted his godson.
“Harry dear, you are too young to even think about raising a toddler. You are so young yourself.” Mrs. Weasley walks in with Ron who of course had his mouth full of food. Was he just now seeing these people for who they really were.
“Mrs. Weasley, I’m going to go get my godson and we are going to leave.” He gritted out through his teeth.
“Harry be reasonable, I'm sure that Andie wouldn’t want her grandson.” Molly quickly moved back as the other witch stood up and pointed a finger at her.
“You don’t know what I want Molly, I have lost everything! I refused to lose my grandson because of him being a werewolf! Harry would never take him away from me.” The older witch walked over and grasped his hand with both of hers. “Hermione where is my grandson?!”
The younger witch jumped as she felt Andi’s magic lash out. “S..St Mungos! 8th floor!” Harry’s eyes widened and popped away.
End of flashback.
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Hearing Malfoy’s yell in his dreamy state made him jump. When did he get out of the tub? Lucius who was cuddled up beside him jumped as well. The first thing that came to mind was Teddy, throwing on pants he ran towards the floo Harry sat down and saw Draco in the green flames.
“What’s going on? What’s wrong with Teddy?” Harry was trying to breath, he knew he shouldn’t have left Teddy, he should have just had all of them come, or maybe had Andie watch him. How could he trust Malfoy with his son?” The touch of his husband made him calm but only a little, the older man sat behind him moving his arms around him.
“He is not hurt POTTER! He just woke up screaming, like I'm used to nightmares Potter but this is something different. He won’t calm down, he keeps yelling for you. I..I know that this is your honeymoon night but Luna is holding him right now, but he is fighting her. Potter what happened to him?” Harry was shocked to hear the pain in Malfoy’s voice, he felt his husband squeeze across his stomach. He looked back into wide blue eyes and he sighed.
“I’ll be right though okay tell him i’m coming. Then after I get him calm we will talk about it.” Harry grabbed a handful of floo powder and yelled out his destination, knowing Lucius would get their things.
The sounds of Teddy yelling for him hit as soon as he stepped out of the floo. “P..Please.. I..I want my Daddy, I won’t be bad. I won’t bite or scratch anyone. DADDY!” Tears prick his eyes as he runs towards the sound of his son, it was coming from upstairs.
He found Luna holding his son trying to calm him. “Look my little wolf Daddy is home.” Luna said sweetly to his son who jumped up from her lap wild eyed and quickly. Using all of his strength he knocked him over but Harry just braced for the fall.
“It’s okay Teddy, Daddy is here now, you are okay.” Draco stood next to him and watched as Teddy calmed down.
“I’m sorry Potter, he was fine when he went to bed. I read him his comic books and he had dinner, I did everything you told me to do. I swear.” Lucius cut him off, Harry looked up and saw his husband whose blue eyes were tired but his Malfoy mask nowhere in sight
“We know you wouldn’t do anything son, how is he Harry?” The older blond said, bending down placing a hand on his youngest son’s back. Harry looked down and saw that Teddy was already asleep in his arms.
“He seems to be okay right now. I’m sorry Draco, I didn’t think he would have a night terror. It's been so long since he has had one.” Harry could feel his husband tense up, and a feeling of guilt washed over him that wasn’t his.
“It’s my fault when I said that at the wedding it was only going to be you and I, I said that he would be staying with Draco and Luna. He thought I meant forever, he even said that you wouldn’t ever leave him.” Harry understood, he hasn’t told Lucius anything about Teddy's past. When could he have, everything has happened so fast. He wouldn’t change it but it has been a whirlwind romance.
Harry leaned forward and kissed his husband’s lips softly. “It’s not your fault, you didn’t know I think it is time that we all had a talk. As long as he can smell me he will be okay, Lucius. Do you have our stuff?” The older blond nodded and held out Harry’s shrunken bag.
Unshrinking it he takes out the shirt that he wore earlier, gently he wrapped in around the little werewolf. With a kiss he placed his son on the bed.
“I’ll make some calming tea, Draco. How about you take them into the sitting room and I'll be right there.” Luna kissed her husband and flowed out the door.
“Come on you can tell us about your wedding also.” Draco whose blond hair was sticking up everywhere and was wearing lounge pants and a shirt.
Harry looked down at Teddy, the little werewolf was so exhausted he looked like his normal self which looked so much like Remus.
Harry nodded and walked towards the door, thinking Lucius was behind him until he turned around seeing his husband sitting on the bed, his fingers running through his son’s hair.
“Come on my husband, he will be okay. After we talk to M.. Draco, we can just go home and you can hold me for the rest of the night. ” Harry was worried about his son, but he knows that he will be okay. This was normal, Teddy would have these terrors every night at the beginning, it doesn't get easier to see his son so upset.
“Okay My Harry, you sure he will be okay?” Harry walked over to his husband holding out his hands pulling him up from the bed.
“Yes he will be, tomorrow he won’t remember. If we take him tonight it will be worse when he wakes up, he will be embarrassed. He has done this with Andi before and when I brought him home he was heartbroken” He wrapped his arms around the older man’s neck, nuzzling into his chest. “I promise you know I wouldn’t leave my son here if I didn’t trust that he would be okay.”
Harry felt the guilt wash away as he moved in closer, now he feels love and longing. “Then come on I want to be able to hold you in my arms for the rest of the night.”
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Lucius didn’t care how it looked once they were down stairs he pulled his husband into his lap, he still felt bad about Teddy and he didn’t want his husband out of his arms. His daughter-in-law came in with the tea.
“Okay Potter, tell me why Teddy woke up screaming like someone was torturing him?” He watched his older son put his arm around his wife. The smaller man tensed in his arms, he could feel the sadness and anger in his chest from his husband.
“Right before I left the wizarding world, Teddy was taken. Being a born werewolf they wanted to do testing on him. Andie took him to St Mungos before she found out that he was a werewolf. Once they did he changed for the first time when he was 2 years old. The ministry picked Teddy up and Andie didn’t know where they went. Since there wasn’t a true will and even though custody should have gone to Andie or myself. I’m not sure of what they did to him, he hasn’t ever really talked about it. Teddy was used to seeing me everyday. When I found out where they were keeping him, I went into the hospital, my magic was lashing out. All I remember is seeing my little boy on the floor, tears running down his face and as soon as he saw me he yelled Dada and ran into my arms. We haven’t been back since, the only other person who Teddy sees is his grandmother. ” Lucius could hear his son and his daughter-in-law gasp, as well as he could feel the tightness in his husband’s chest. How could they test on a little boy.
Lucius didn’t know what he was feeling, he couldn’t tell whose feelings were whose. It was almost too much. He pulls the younger man closer into his chest, pressing kisses into his neck trying to calm both him and his husband.
“Potter, is that why he is alway worried about people liking him because of what he is?” Draco asked as he sat up closer to them, worry etched on his face. Lucius couldn’t believe that his son already cared so much for Teddy, but Lucius felt that same way. Teddy had a way of thawing the Malfoy men’s cold hearts.
“That actually has to do with the Weasley’s not that they have visited but, there were many floo calls and howlers. That was until we moved enough that they didn’t even try. They thought that I didn’t know what I was doing, that I would be a horrible parent because I was so young. It wasn’t safe for me to have a young werewolf because he could hurt me. Teddy has ever bitten or scratched me or anyone. I want him to be comfortable in his skin, not like Remus who fought his wolf. I love Remus but it wasn’t healthy.” Lucius didn’t know what to do, he felt helpless, of course they would because they have always worried about themselves.
“That's ridiculous, you are a marvelous parent My Harry. You love him with all of your heart and you can tell that he loves you too. I wish I was as good a father as you are.” Lusicus didn’t want to make eye contact with Draco. He knew that he could have done so much better with his oldest son. What he put him through when it came to the war and how he let Narcissa treat him.
Harry looked back at him cupping his face. “You are a good father.” Lucius tried to smile, but he couldn't know the truth.
“It’s true Father, you are.” His head snapped over to his son, who was smiling, and his wife nodding. This was the first time his son has ever mentioned that he was a great Father. He knows that he wasn’t the best but he tried.
“See I told you, have faith in yourself. You are great with Teddy. You know that he loves you just like Draco and just like I do.” Lucius felt his heart beat faster; he knew what his husband was saying was the truth. He could feel it.
“I think you should take your husband home now Lucius, Teddy will be okay now right Harry?” HIs husband nods, snuggling in closer to him.
“Yes he has my scent, that will help. Promise me you wont tell him about this if he doesn’t remember in the morning. It embarrasses him. I try to make him feel as normal as possible.” He allowed his husband to stand up.
“Should we go check up on him again?” Lucius said, trying to hide how worried he was.
“No, I don't want him to wake up, we will just let him be. We will be here to pick him up later on today. I’m sure he wanted to do breakfast and play with you guys a little bit more.”
“Oh yes! I promised I would make him pancakes shaped like creatures and Draco is going to play superheroes with him. Draco has been talking about it all night before his night terror happened.” Lucius' mouth fell open as he looked over at his son’s red face. He heard Harry laugh beside him as he nuzzled into his chest trying to hide the fact he was laughing.
Draco crossed his arms and shook his head. “Fine I love the kid, I’ve always wanted a little brother. Stop laughing Potter.” He spat out, making his husband laugh more, but he pulled away from Lucius with a big smile.
“It’s Malfoy now thank you very much.” Lucius felt the love and smugness in his chest from his husband. He felt like he could walk on air, grabbing his hand and pulling him in his arms again.
“Yes Draco, it's Malfoy now! If Teddy needs us let us know but if not leave us be.” Lucius said with pride,Harry smiles up at him. He leans down and presses a kiss on his lips and pops away.
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After the eventful night. Draco watched his wife make pancake after pancake singing softly to herself. The way the sun was hitting her hair made it look like she was wearing a halo. She was his very own angel. Every morning when he wakes up and looks over at that beautiful face he thanks his lucky stars that he has someone as perfect and beautiful as Luna. Maybe Teddy was right, they should start thinking about babies.
“Love, you know I’ve been thinking.” Draco said as he wrapped his arms around her waist, trailing little kisses down her neck. She moves her neck away giggling, he knows she is ticklish there.
“I have been too, I think it is a great idea.” Luna said in her dreamy voice turning around in his arms. She interlaces her fingers behind his head.
“I should have known, so you think it is a great idea? I don’t want to rush you. I know that you want to travel more, and me working from home I could be the stay at home parent. Thankfully I can make and sell my potions from home.” His wife leans in and places a chaste kiss on his lips.
“I do want to travel more, us having a baby isn’t going to stop us from doing what we want to do. It will actually be better.” Draco knew that look in her eye, it’s the looks she gets when she knows the outcome of things.
“You are right, and spending time with Teddy is making me realise I want that for myself. We could make Teddy an Uncle and he would have someone to play with when she got bigger.” Draco didn’t notice the slip up of calling his future baby a girl. Malfoy’s don’t have girls, not in over 200 years.
“They will be best friends, she will love her Uncle Teddy, and her other Aunts and Uncles.” Draco didn’t want to think about his Father having any more children, not that he didn’t want to have other brothers and sisters, he just didn’t want to think about how they came to be.
“Then I guess we should start.” She nods and plants a loud kiss on his mouth.
“Teddy is coming, you should make some tea.” With one last kiss Luna pulled away, just in time as he heard little feet running towards the kitchen.
“Morning!” Teddy said as he ran into the room, blue hair sticking up everywhere.
“Morning brat, have a seat we are just about ready to eat!” He watches as the little werewolf climbs up into the stool at the breakfast table.
“ Then after, are we still playing super heroes until Papa and Daddy get here?” Teddy was practically bouncing up and down. If he wasn’t there, Draco wouldn’t have believed that Teddy had a night terror just a couple of hours ago.
“Yes, and Doc Ock will be victorious today against Spiderman!” Draco said loudly sticking his nose in the air. Teddy laughed and shook his head.
“You’re funny Draco, Doc Ock never beats Spiderman. It’s okay though Draco you are still my favorite brother.” He felt his heart skip a beat, his favorite brother. Sure he was his only brother but it did mean something.
“Alright brat let’s eat.” He looks over at Luna who just sent the Pancakes, fruit and bacon over.
“Yes and while we do that I will tell you about my trip to Spain and all the fascinating creatures I met there.” Draco looked around and since Christmas he is actually completely happy about how things were. Maybe he will even try to be friends with Potter.. Or should he say Harry because Malfoy just sounds too weird.